Last Friday, my Mother in law was visiting for the afternoon. The kids were restless, so we took them out for ice cream. When we made it back home, she told me to head out for a bit, and I knew exactly where I wanted to go.

I headed to a few of my favorite Antique shops downtown, and did a little Pyrex hunting.

I stopped at Trader Dave’s first. I really like this shop, and they have expanded their backroom too. There are lots of large furniture pieces there, and lots of antique dishes too.

I wandered around the store for a bit. I saw lots of furniture that I would have loved to bring home, but it was a bit out of my price range. I did find one cool purchase though.

After Trader Dave’s I headed over to my very favorite local shop, The Treasure Hunt.

This is seriously my very favorite place to antique. The store is two stories filled with awesome finds. The sweetest lady runs the shop too.

I always find something.

I love this little book nook under the stairs. I need a little room like this at our house too.

I wandered to the second level of the shop, and I found something that was on my wish list.

They also have beautiful pressed tin ceilings there too.

I loves these sweet little curtains that lined the windows upstairs too. I would love to have a set like this in the kitchen.

I found a few little pieces that had to come home with me, so I headed for the check-out. I did really well too, and I had a little bit of time left too. I decided to head to one more shop, before I headed home.

We’ve lived here for around nine years, and there are a few shops downtown that I’ve never visited. One in mind that I’ve always window shopped, but never shopped in, was The Iron Star Antiques & Such. It looked like a great store to shop in, but not really to take children too, because it is full of breakables.

I headed over to the shop, and well it wasn’t my cup of tea. There were some antiques, but it was mostly modern pieces. The prices were out of my comfort zone too. I looked around a bit, but I quickly headed out. I think  I’ll stick with my favorites for antique shopping.

So after all of those stops I came home with a few items. I’ve just started adding Fire King pieces to my kitchen collection. I spotted this one at Trader Dave’s for just $3.00, and that included the lid too. I like the pattern on this dish, and it looks extra cute by my cookbooks.

At the Treasure hunt I found two Pyrex dishes, and a super cool giant coffee cup too.

I rearranged the kitchen a bit to find room for my new Pyrex bowl.

I also put the new coffee cup to good use. It makes a nice tea cup for my favorite blueberry tea.

It was nice to get a little break out of the house, and the kids had a great time too. Grandma kept them busy, and they didn’t miss me at all. I hope to check out a few more stores once the boys are back to school. It will be nice to have a few more quiet afternoons too.